Tulsi Giri
Tulsi Giri | |
|---|---|
| तुल्सी गिरी | |
| 23rd Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 2 April 1963 – 23 December 1963 | |
| Monarch | Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala |
| Succeeded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| In office 26 February 1964 – 26 January 1965 | |
| Monarch | Mahendra |
| Preceded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
| In office 1 December 1975 – 12 September 1977 | |
| Monarch | King Birendra |
| Preceded by | Nagendra Prasad Rijal |
| Succeeded by | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1926 Siraha, Siraha District, Nepal |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence(s) | Bangalore, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tulsi Giri (Nepali: तुलसी गिरि born 26 September 1926)[1] was the Prime Minister of Nepal[2] from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers (a de facto Prime Ministerial position) in 1963, and again in 1964 and 1965. He was born in Siraha District, Nepal in 1926.[3] Tulsi was also a Minister in the Congress government of 1959-1960, before its dissolution by King Mahendra. He was the first prime-minister under the dictatorship.[4] He studied at the Suri Vidyasagar College, when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[5] He received his medical degree but politics soon became his life.[6]
Tulsi has had numerous wives and children and is married, as of 2005, to Sarah Giri, a deaf-rights advocate. As of 2013 they have been married 34 years.[7] As an adult Tulsi was baptized to this wife's faith, Jehovah's Witnesses.[8] He resigned as chairman Rastriya Panchayat in 1986 and moved to Sri Lanka[9] where he stayed for two years and then finally settled in Bangalore, India till 2005.
References
- ^ Profile of Tulsi Giri
- ^ Praagh, David Van (2003). The greater game: India's race with destiny and China. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7735-2639-6. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.nepalstory.com/engelsk/e-02-17.html
- ^ Prominent alumni Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://demrepubnepal.blogspot.com/2005/10/tulsi-giri-interview.html
- ^ http://wagle.com.np/2005/11/30/meeting-the-other-sarah-giri/
- ^ Haviland, Charles (1 March 2005). "Analysis: Nepal one month on". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "From Kathmandu to Damon:The Story of dr. Giri". 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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